Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Mar 25, 2020
MSRP
	$ 240

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
12.17 oz (345.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Mocha

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	TFT
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs